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One of the main reasons in favor of allowing open carry is that if some guy's shirt flaps up and exposes his weapon, he doesn't have to get charged with brandishing. Another is that it appears to annoy sheriffs. (Two guns on each hip--what's that sheriff thinking?)

But if your side insists on seeing it as a "fuck you," I have no problem with that, either. Your side's never had any qualms about saying that.

Ironically, Florida didn't have a law prohibiting open carry until their landmark, shall issue concealed carry law came about.

I grew up in South Florida and it was not an uncommon sight to see people with holstered guns at the 7-11 gassing up their bass boats on a Saturday morning. Even as late as the very early '80's, going 15 miles inland you left the beaches and there was nothing but swamps, lakes and massively large palmetto covered cattle ranches measured in the 100's of acres. Not so much like that these days I understand.

Open carry is allowed in many states in one form or another. Oklahoma just joined open carry with a license effective in November. Texas Is likely next year. Some states allow open carry without a license but to conceal carry requires a license. Texas open carry on private property and at a business that you control, business policy determines who carries or not and how for employees.

"No one with any sense wants open carry..."------Mike, you and others on this blog claim to be in favor of common sense gun laws. As no one with any sense wants open carry, are you therefore in favor of concealed carry?